§5410 Civil and criminal penalties

Summary

If someone breaks the rules in section 5409 or ignores its regulations or orders, the United States can make them pay up to $1,000 for each time they do so. Each manufactured home affected or each separate failure or refusal to do what is required counts as its own penalty. But related violations that happen within one year of the first breach cannot total more than $1,000,000. If an individual, or a director, officer, or agent of a corporation, knowingly and on purpose breaks section 5409 in a way that risks a buyer’s health or safety, that person can be fined up to $1,000, jailed for up to one year, or both.